Scale with automatically-issued record-cards.



P. MEYER. ,SCALE WITH AUTOMATICALLY ISSUED RECORD CARDS.

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SDALE WITH AUTOMATICALLY ISSUED RECORD GARDS,

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SCALE WITI-T AUTOMATICALLY ISSUEDK RECORD-CARDS.

" sally-Issued Record-Cards, of which the following is a specification.The invention relates to a scale (for persons) adapted to automaticallyissue record cards and in whicheither by means of a dial train ordirectly by the action of the weight, an indeitformed as a stamp, isactuated so as to produce on a card taken automatically from'a storagereceptacle and provided with weight divisions, a sign corresponding toits position. The load to be weighed is made to do the work of printingthe cards and issuing them. For this purpose there is articu- 'lated tothe actual weighing'plat-form, an

auxiliary platform, which for the'purpose of preventing erroneous weightll'ldlQfltlOIlS,

' acts on'the card printing and card issuing Mmech the subject of tmechanism independently of the .weighing anism.

, In the accom anying drawings in which iie invention is embodied inone, form by way of example, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the scale;Figs. 2-4 show the card printing and issuing mechanism; Fig. 2 being aside elevation thereof; Fig. 3 is a vertical section, while Fig. 4 is asimilar section the parts in a changed position; Figs. 5 to 12 show thearrangement for the feeding and ejecting of the cards; Figs. 5 and 6being vertical sections throug'lrthe center with the parts indifit'ercnt position; Fig. 7 is a side elevation of the upper guideplate with card holder; Fig. 8 is a plan of the up- .per 'guide plate;Fig. 9 is a bottom plan of .the

slide; Fig. 10 is a section of the slide on the line A-B,-Fig. 9; Fig.11 is a plan of the lower ide; and ;Fig. 12 a vertical section thereo,andFig. 13 is a vertical. section of a detail.

In the construction illustrated the scale is provided with a dial trainand is automatically operated.

' easing For the transmission of the 'movement of the dial train to theprintin' stamp 1, there isarranged on the upper entrof aeylindriral part2, a disk 3 which is connected to the din train by a pull rop e arrangedto ac tuate .the'disk 3 upon the rotation of the indicator over thedialplate. In order to decrease friction it is supported on ball bear-'ings. The transmission of motion to the Specification of LettersPatent. Application filed August 3, 1909. Serial No. 511,050.

the other hand, through the upper pull cord 67 passing over thepulley 69on the casing 68. A wed e arranged in the interior of the hub of dis 3,and not shown in the drawing, engages with a corresponding longitudinalgroove 5 of the lower guide 6 of the printing stamp, so thatthelattermay be displaced axially, but is secured against rotationrelative to disk 3. The head 7 of the printing stamp 1 carries an arrow8as the printing type, which when the printing stamp springs upward, isprinted on a card 9 above the same provided with a circu lar scale ofweights in the position corresponding each time to the position occupiedby the printing stamp. Below the card is an ink ribbon 10, which ismoved on whenever :a card is issued. 'Belowthe printing stamp PatentedMay 2,- 1911.

printing stamp is illustrated in Fig. 13. On

there is-a rod 11 which is carried on the one .hand through a plate. 12closing off the cylindrical casing part '1 at the bottom, and on pistonshaped part 13 carrying the printing stamp 1. y 3

To the central part 'of rod 11 is tightly fixed a ring 14 with tworojections 15 and 16. Between ring 14 and plate 12 there is a spiralspring '17. The one 'arojection 15 serves'in connection with pawl 19which is subjected to the action of aplate spring 18,

to keep spring 17 and thereby rod.11 under tension, when the latter hasbeen carried downward, while rojection 16 serves as the point of contactor a two-armed lever '20 and furthermore to limit the rise of'rod 11, asit strikes against a stop 21 when the rod springs upward.

The cylindrical casing 2 is extended at the bottom to form a lateralpart. 22, which, is partially closed by a wall 23, and receives in thispart a shaft 24, which is. inlcohnection by a system of articulated rods25 (Fig. 1) with .the auxiliary platform 26 pivotally connected to. theplatform 64 and is drawn down when a weight is put on the scale. To theupper end of'the shaft is-attached a cross piece 27, which, with itsends prefel ably provided with the rollers 28, pa.sse's through thevertical slots 29 in the side walls of the casing part 22 and at thesame time engages in slots 30 of twotoothed segments 31 pivoted on bothsides on the cylindrical casing 2 and servin for the actuation of slide32 and the feedliig of the ink ribbon 10.

longer a1'm-. of .levcr 20 will strike a ainst ,wall'23. The. lever,isthereby turned and drawn 'ontof reachof proiect-lon'lti, so'that itpasses the. same and will reach. undtir maximal load the position shownin Fig.4. .By the rod system moving downwardwith' Close to its upper endthe shaft 24 is slotted. In this slot there ispivoted the two-armedlever 20 ,above mentioned. The shorter arm of the same opdinarily bearsagainst the up-' per wall 3301 the slot (Fig. 3). Iri the downwardmovement, it onto res projection,

10 and thereby depresses the rod 11. It the latter has moved so .fardow'n that pawl 1 9 engages with projection 15, then i n'thc fartherdownward movement of shaft 24 thethe auxiliary platfo'rm'Q't) when aweight is puton the scale, the toothed segment 31 is first turned, andthere-b as cxplainedt'ar ther on, a card is taken rom a supply holder B4and bronghtto the'printing poin t, wherethe rod system meetswith nohindrance'in I cross'pimeQ'? bears, and carries at its center, 'lluscooperates with aby in any .known manner, .the'mk ribbon is also :ted,and secondly, the. spring rod 11 is depressed. By these 'two operationsthe welghing mechanism 30 cover those (29)" located "1 casingQ-Q, andafter the 'rod 11 has been depressed, the actu atlng lever 20. is movedout of reach of projection 16,so tl int --\\-hen the Wei ht is removedfrom the.-

scale, the auxiliary platform 26 will ret-iirn under the influence ofir'springfifi; 'to its' original posi'tig i n, in which aIl'purts occopythe relative positions shown in Fig. 2. At saiue time-shaft 2-1 movesupwaril-uiul the toothed segments 31 are thrued bahlt'so that a 'eard'isthrown out;

In order to jprevent the removal of an unnfiuted eardby, forexumplqchildrenplaysing with theapparatus and who nught step oh and thenrelease. the scale, without throwing in any-coin, there is arran ed,SUS'IIGIltltHl. from and freely -oscillating 11 out as looking derive37, which is hollowed out at its lowerend against which the rounded a"projection 38.

projection fil al-ranged on rod 11. Above the latter a-iecessO is formedin the md.

which-renders it possible for the locking device 37'to take the'position shown. in

Fl .4: he' slide mecl'mnism for taking the cards from the supply holder,for transmitting :147 by the narrow surface (t-6. ment of the slide islimited in the one direc- -e0ur-;'e 44 of the slide.

is not infhieficed. toothed rods '43 of the-slide, which are pro Afterthe tooth segmentstiil have turned, the straight parts of slots stamp 1'vided in t the slide. If now the slide, and wit i ii to.-

. the same to the printing point and for their issuance utter printing1s as followsz 'lhe main part of the same is formed by the slide 32 withthe slide plates 41, 49. (Figs. 9 and The former is. actuated by toothedrods 43, which lie-on both sides of the slide course 44-, and guide theslide and are in engagement with the tooth segments 31.

The card 9 (Figs, and (3) is caught by the narrow surface 4-5 of theslide, (Fig. 9),

mshed to the printing point and conveyed in the return movement to theissn ng point The movetion (forward) by a shoulder 4-8 (Figs. 5

'and 9) which at 4-9 (l "igs. 5 and it) strikes against'the body of theslide course 4-4, and

"-in the other direction by a part 50' projecting from the slide surface(big. 12) which is, formed senmeircularto correspond to the recess 51(Fig. 9) of the slide. The printing 'pointis' located above the inkribbon 10 (Fig. '12) which slants .aeross the sliding It also Crossesthe vided avith longitudinal slots 52 through which the ribbon passes.The toothed rods 43'goide the slide only laterally. In order toalsoj'guide itin its plane and in order to forlir over the printingpoint a solid background, I provide a guide plate 531d. the

printin point into which is also set the card holder 34.. The guideplate is fastened by the pins 54 (Fig. 7) which fit into the openings 55(Fig. (i) lrovided in the slide course 44, and by the liand screw U. Thesmall and plate of thc uide plate which holds the pins 54 has a s 0t 57for the a sage of the slide. When the slide llltWtH to the left from theposition shown in Fig. 5 surface 45 will catch the lowest card of thestack of cards and eonrey it iuto the positaou shown ir. Fig. (l, inwhich it lies on the ink ribbon it). From this position the-cardsmust-be conducted in the return-lnoreluent. to the point of issuance-t7.

llate springs 59 attached to the dividing wall-58 (Fig. ll) ,separatingthe card holder from the )oin-t of issuance serve for this purpose.

lhese are bent upwardly. in the present case into the openings 60 (Figs.7, and 8) proto guide 'plate 53 and therefore project into the patr ofthe slide. 1n the conrcyamrelto ,the point of printing, the cardtherefore depresses springs 59 and in this maner procures forjtself afree passage to the point of irint-in-g. If however t 0 card goes beyondthe forward ends of the plate springs, the latter will rise and bearagainst the beveled surfaces 61 (Fi 9) of card, is moved back. thelatter can only .follow the ath to the issuance point 4- place at onceafter stepping or.

' one lane P a spring 35 beneath the auxiliary In order to guide thecard more reliably from the card holder to the point of issuance belowthe same, the card can, as in the form of construction shown in thedrawing, as an example, be somewhat lowered in its path to the printingpoint. -For this purpose the guide plate 53 has at its lower side, theone turned toward the printing oint, a rounded elevation 62.and the 1 e(plates 41, t2 successively conveying til: car through the narrowsurfaces 45 and 46 no longer lie in but apart by the distancecorresponding to the heightof the elevation 62. .As shown in Eig. 6,elevation 62 forms a solid background for the card lying at the printingpoint, when the printing stamp passing through the circular opening 63of the slide course 44 strikes against the ink ribbon, to print thecard; 4

The mode of operation, is as follows: By weighing down the auxiliaryplatform 26, the rod system 25. and by this the shaft- 24 is moveddownwardly. n this the tooth segments 31 are first turne by the crosspiece 27. They carry along slide 32, thereby take a card from the su ply'holder 34= and bring it to the point 0 printing over the printingstamp 1. At the same time lever 20 catches proi'pction 16 and depressesspring rod 11. and 19 engages pro ection 15 and holds the spring r0-11in the state of tension. In its farther downward move ment, the lever"strikes against wall 23 of the casing art 22, is turncdand goes out ofreach 0 projection 16. All this takes load onfthe scale, before the loacan act on the weighing mechanism. Only after the card has been broughtto the printing point and the spring rod 11 is sion, does the actuationof the weighing mechanism begin. Then the cross piece 27 is no longeropposed in its farther -down-. wardmovement. Under the action of theload, the rod system continues to descend so that the shaft 24 goes downstill farther, lever '20 slidin downward along the inner side of thewar] 23. In the downward movement; of theshaft, the locking device takesthe position shown in Fig. 4, in which it locks a ainst the return theload is taken from the scale without previously inserting a coin, theconsequence would be that the cross piece 27, which would again moveupward under the action of the latform, bears againstthe locking deviceShaft 24 could not move up, and the tooth segment 31 could not thereforebe turned back, so that the card already at the printing point could notbe thrown out. If however a coin is inserted, the weight thereof acts onthe long lever 65, pawl 19 isdisenga d from the projection 15,,rod 11thrusts t e printing stamp upward, the latter havingbeen ment, the toothsegun-uts 1-H card is thrown out.

putting a under tenof the shaft. If

same aii le as the indexes of the scale likewise springs |l]'|\"illl1and trikes against the nk ribbon.

position with relation to its scale. lVhen the rod moves up.- (its' risebeing limited by stop 21) the locking device 37 hasbeen moved aside bythe projection 35) and in swinging back rests on the vertical part ofprojection 39. so that it -can no onger bar the returnof shaft 24.taking the load off the scale. shaft '24 will therefore move upwardwithout hindrance under the action of spring in this moveand with thesetheslide 32 are'brought back imo the position shown in Fig. whereby theprinted I claim as my invention:

1. A weighing scale having a rotary indicator displaceable a'stamp,means rotating said indicator. :1 supply of record cards, means forautomatically briiiging one of said cards into definite relation to saidind cator, and means actuated by the load supporting means for recordingthe position of said indicator upon thcrccord card together with meansfor automatically discharging the record card after ithas received theimprint of said indicator.

2. A scale having a wwrighing platform, a rod system connected theretoat one end and provided at the other end with a guided cross piece,toothed segments with cam slots whereby an impression onthe card isproduced in a n'mh tcrmincd axially and fon'ncd as. actuated by the loadfor in which said cross pier-c works. a printing mechanism, and means inconnection with -said segments for conveyjnga reco'rd card to and fromsaid printing'mechanism.

3. A scale having ,a weighing platform,

a rod system connected thereto at one end,

a pawl carried by said rod system, a record printing device and a springfor actuating the. same, said sprin having a movable abutment against'whic said ,pawl impinges tensioning the spring upon the movement ofsaid rod system. together with a fixed stopin the path of said pawlserving to disen age-the same from said abutment.

4-. weighingscale having a rccord-print ing device comprising a rotaryindicator displaceable axially, means actuatedlby the load for rotatingsaid indicator, rod controlling the axial displacement 0 said--indicator,-means for placinga record. said lndicator,

card in definite relation to means for' bringing said s ring-rod undertension and'means for reieasing said rod while under tension wherebysaid rod is actuated b its spring, the indicator displaced and animprint thereof upon's'aid card is secured. s

5. A weighing scale having a weighing platform and' a card printingmechanism- 11 sprin an'rzingwl in connection therewith and com prising'urotnqy-,;indh:ntor clisplaceuble axially, means .nctuuted by theload'for rotating saul indicator; and means for axially dls- .placingthe latter. to secure an imprint. therefrmn. nrr-mnhmntion with a holderfor a sln'ck -of record cards .and means for autonmt-irally tak ng :1card'fi'om sand stack, presenting it l o the-prlntir'lg mechanism and eecting after the printing of an impression thermm. i i (i. A scalehaving :1 welghmg platform ranged in comm-lion thermrith, mennsforoperating the prmlm; mechanism hy-the Weighing,platform, m mml'iinatmnwith a holder for :1 stack of recur-(l curds arranged j above thedischarge-outlettor the printed can-(L and seqmrntml therefrom by:nrml'crmediate Will terminating in plate springs at the and adjacent,theprinting point. together with incglnscfor nulonmlicnlly ionsi1;ig.:i. i-:ir,d from the pack pgl-stvsziid springs in 1hr" printingmechanism and.subsequently.

ejecting the printed card at, the discharge outlet, said card bei guidedby said springs on its ejection benent the intermediate wall abovereferred to.

7. A scale having a weighing platform and a card record printingmechunism'arranged in connection therewith. means for.

operating the printing mechanism by the weiqhing platform, incombination with a hoh er for a stack of record cards. and slide platesarrangeil in difl'erent planes and means in coimection therewith forautomatically taking a czrrd from said stack, presenting it, to theprinting mechanism and ejectin; it after the printing of an impressionthereon.- 4.

- n testimony. whereof I have signed my nuineto this specification;- inthe presence 1"" of. twosubscribing Witnesses,

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F. -L. Lhirrmr, Y M. IQNEI'LERS.

